English as an Additional Language in Practice

Name: English as an Additional Language in Practice
SKU: TS0309
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ISBN: 9781925145397

Supporting the language and communication skills in the early years

This book gives clear guidance to educators about how to support the communication and language development of EAL children with reference to the new 2018 National Quality Framework (ACECQA, 2017). As well as providing essential information about EAL learners, it covers topics including: how children learn languages; how to prepare for a new starter who has limited or no English; helping children to settle-in, creating a suitable environment; working with families; and, observation and assessment. There are also chapters which focus specifically on supporting the prime area of communication and language.

Ages: 0-5 | Pages: 114 | Code: TS0309 | ISBN: 9781925145397

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Alice Bevan

Alice Bevan is a Speech and Language Therapist who works for the NHS and privately. She has worked in a range of paediatric settings including nurseries, children’s centres, clinics and schools. As a Sign-along Tutor and Elklan Tutor, Alice also delivers a range of nationally recognised accredited courses. She has a passion for educating others about speech, language and communication.

Bridie Raban

Bridie Raban was the Foundation Mooroolbeek Professor of Early Childhood Studies at the University of Melbourne. She is currently an Honorary Professorial Fellow at the Melbourne Graduate School of Education and in 2021, she was awarded an Honorary University Fellowship by Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU). Her past research has focused on language and literacy development, teacher change and development, curriculum and assessment for the early childhood years and quality provision. She was the first Professor of Early Childhood Education in Victoria and the second in Australia, and before this she was Professor of Primary Education (Early Years) at the University of Warwick and President of the UK Reading Association.

Contents
Introduction	4
About this book	6
The national picture	6
What does this mean for your work with young children?	8
Settings used for case studies	10
Brief outline of each chapter	11
Chapter one: EAL essentials	13
What does EAL mean?	13
Groups of EAL learners	14
What is bilingualism?	15
Key EAL matters	16
Chapter two: How children learn languages	22
First language acquisition	23
Learning two languages simultaneously	25
How do children learn an additional language?	26
Stages of additional language acquisition	27
Factors that impact on additional language learning	29
Differences between languages	30
Chapter three: Helping children to settle in	33
Before the child starts	33
The child’s first day	37
The child’s first few weeks	40
Chapter four: Creating a suitable environment	43
Communication-friendly spaces	43
Making the environment suitable for EAL learners	44
Chapter five: Adult–child interaction	54
Key principles for quality adult–child interaction	55
Interacting with simultaneous learners (under 3 years)	57
Interacting with children who are new to English	57
Interacting with a child during the “silent period”	61
Providing opportunities for children to use their home language	62
The importance of play	64
Cultural differences in play	65
EAL language programs	65
Chapter six: Building positive relationships with families and carers	66
Developing partnership working with families	67
What does a good relationship between a family and an educator look like?	67
General advice to promote good relationship building	67
Potential challenges to partnership working	69
Overcoming potential challenges	69
Key messages to give to families	72
Working with interpreters	74
Chapter seven: Observation, assessment and planning	75
Involving families in the observation, assessment and planning cycle	78
Assessment before transition to school	80
Chapter eight: Working with children with communication difficulties	84
Understanding language, speech and communication needs	85
Identifying communication difficulties in EAL learners	90
Supporting EAL learners with language, speech and communication needs	94
Resources	99
Home activity sheets	99
Checklist for pre-start family meeting	106
Checklist for determining a child’s skills in their home language	110
References	111
Acknowledgements	114